Belchev Surname

194,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Belchev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belchev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,8881:3,696538
Ukraine1281:355,64644,014
Russia801:1,801,538116,326
Moldova181:197,85418,761
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Belchev Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Belchev Come From? nationality or country of origin

Belchev (Georgian: ბელჩევი, Russian: Бельчев) is found most in Bulgaria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belchev? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 194,820th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 3,380,123 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Belchev live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Belchev is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 1,888 people, or 1 in 3,696. In Bulgaria Belchev is most prevalent in: Sofia City Province, where 15 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 10 percent are found and Stara Zagora Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Bulgaria it exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 6 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Belchev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

Belchev earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.45% more than the national average, earning $56,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belcheva932,372/
Beltchev9355/
Belchaev9323/
Belcev9230/
Beltcheva8830/
Velchev863,308/
Balchev86418/
Bilchev8695/
Bolchev8664/
Belshev8655/
Belchov8643/
Belchew8625/
Belceva869/
Belcsev862/
Bylchev861/
Beglicheev822/
Velcheva803,528/
Bilcheva80114/
Belcheff8082/
Belsheva8067/
Veltchev8053/
Biolchev808/
Belkheev808/
Balchaev805/
Balchiev805/
Belkheva801/
Beglicev801/
Bellshev801/
Belchefp801/
Belchesf801/
Belhchew801/
Veldchev801/
Velcev7785/
Vlchev7773/
Belčev7737/
Beljev774/
Belkev771/
Belgev771/
Beltcheff7554/
Veltcheva7533/
Beltschew7511/
Biolcheva758/
Biltcheva751/
Beltsev71507/
Belčeva71207/
Belgiev7123/
Belkeev7121/
Belseva7119/
Vlcheva7115/
Bolchov7115/
Balchov7113/
Velcsev717/
Vlechev717/
Vylchev717/
Welchew716/
Velciev715/
Bilchov715/
Vilchev713/
Velshev711/
Blcheff711/
Belcife711/
Belsiev711/
Belshew710/
Beltseva67291/
Velcheff6779/
Vylcheva6720/
Biltceva675/
Bylzhiev674/
Vlcev673/
Bielczew672/
Balchhav672/
Welcheff672/
Vilcheva671/
Blkev671/
Bylsheva671/
Belkheif671/

Belchev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belchev in the Georgian language
ბელჩევიbelchevi-
Belchev in the Russian language
Бельчевbelcev-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Belchev
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